JAL’s American Tune Morning Links

American Tune Simon and Garfunkel       

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCmgKSUXH18

MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

First link is to new 2017 sheets but no data yet while second link is to 2016 data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wMRQrWaQaLQvSs502k6qTzds_6JOlKjzNeaUNLtNLyc/edit#gid=0

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=775822168

5 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

6 Rumbunter

Pirates Activate George Kontos off the Disabled List

https://rumbunter.com/2017/09/07/pirates-activate-george-kontos-off-disabled-list/

7 Viva El Birdos

Be careful with the slider... or not - A recap from September 7, 2017

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/9/8/16272544/be-careful-with-the-slider-or-not-a-recap-from-september-7-2017

8 Green Weenie

Cubs Salvage Split With 8-2 Bucco Thumping

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/09/cubs-salvage-split-with-8-2-bucco.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds roughed up by Mets, lose 7-2

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/9/7/16271642/reds-mets-score-tyler-mahle-phil-ervin

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Minor League Playoff Wrap: September 7

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/9/8/16272392/chicago-cubs-minor-league-playoff-pelicans-emeralds-jesus-camargo-miguel-amaya-chris-singleton

11 Pirates Breakdown

The arguments for and against shutting down Jameson Taillon

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/09/07/pittsburgh-pirates-shutdown-taillon/

12 Cincinnati Com

Paul Daugherty: When to call it quits with your team

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-daugherty/2017/09/07/paul-daugherty-when-call-quits-your-team/643564001/

13 Newnan Times-Herald

The character of a great ballplayer

http://times-herald.com/news/2017/09/the-character-of-a-great-ballplayer

14 Washington Times

Joey Votto’s success will challenge what ‘MVP’ means to voters

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/7/joey-vottos-success-will-challenge-what-mvp-means-/

15 MLB

MLB teams are coming together so this young fan can throw out the first pitch at every ballpark

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/09/07/253069874/null

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Cardinals vs. Pirates series preview

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-vs-pirates-series-preview/article_4a56ab14-6387-50c4-9d16-e4b3d34875b3.html

17 SB Nation   

What baseball would be talking about if the first half didn’t exist

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/7/16223720/mlb-yankees-judge-stanton-dodgers-cubs-indians

18 CBS Sports

MLB Thursday scores, highlights, updates, news: Judge moves up rookie homer list

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-thursday-scores-highlights-updates-news-judge-moves-up-rookie-homer-list/

19 Fangraphs

The Disconnect in Pittsburgh

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-disconnect-in-pittsburgh/

20 Baseball Prospectus

Third Base and The People Who Play There (Part 1)

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32702

21 Sports on Earth

BUILD GREATNESS? START WITH STICK

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/253028102/gene-stick-michael-yankees-tribute